Legal Opinion
In Re Braithwaite
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided February 15, 1996No. 19-11042PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING UST’S MOTION TO DISMISS
WALTER J. KRASNIEWSKI, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the United States Trustee’s (“UST”) motion to dismiss the chapter 7 case of Debtor Margaret Braithwaite (the “Debtor”) pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b). Having concluded that the Debtor’s chapter 7 case constitutes a “substantial abuse” of chapter 7, the Court finds that the UST’s motion is well taken and should be granted. The Court shall grant the Debtor ten days from the date of this Order to convert her chapter 7 case to a case under chapter 13. Otherwise, her chapter…
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